Full-back Ellie Kildunne says she is ready to “fight for her shirt” and focus on England’s bid to win the Rugby World Cup on home soil in 2025.

Kildunne was part of the British women’s sevens team that finished seventh at the Paris Olympics, but is already back training with the Red Roses as the countdown to next year’s tournament in England quickens.

One year before the start of the World Cup, external On August 22, the 24-year-old does not rule out another code change, but will only think about a possible change after the tournament.

“In about 15 seconds we are heading towards the World Cup and who knows what will happen after that,” she told BBC Sport.

“I don’t want to be someone who is sometimes there and sometimes not. It’s really important to be part of the team.”

Kildunne, this year’s player in the Women’s Six Nations tournament, returned to England’s training camp less than two weeks after the final day of the Sevens in Paris.

“After the final whistle, I immediately went back to the dressing room and wanted to get going again,” she said.

The Red Roses have plenty of rugby left in the build-up to the World Cup, including warm-up games at home against France and New Zealand in September before travelling to Canada to defend their WXV title.

The match against reigning world champions New Zealand on September 14 will be played at Twickenham, which will then be renamed Allianz Stadium.

“This could be the World Cup final,” said Kildunne, who was part of the Red Roses team that lost the 2022 final to New Zealand. “It’s a lot of excitement.”